Southern hottie Namitha is back, wants to do The Dirty Picture

Telugu actress Namitha, who has been missing from the big screen for a while now, has expressed her desire to play "Silk Smitha" in the southern remake of Vidya Balan's The Dirty Picture.

Jul 10, 2012 13:11 IST

Telugu actress Namitha, who has been missing from the big screen for a while now, has expressed her desire to play Silk Smitha in the southern remake of Vidya Balan's The Dirty Picture.

The southern bombshell feels she is apt for the role and she can do justice to the role.

Coming Up: South Siren Namitha.
An aspiring model, Namitha took part in the Miss India pageant in the year 2001 and came fourth.
She also did a number of TV commercials for Himani cream & hand soap, Arun Ice Cream, Manikchand Gutka, and Nyle herbal shampoo.

Namitha made her acting debut with Telugu movie Sontham in 2002.
The same year she was also appreciated for her performance in Telugu movie Gemini.
In 2003 came Oka Raju Oka Rani and Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli but the films failed at the box office.

Despite her average box office performances, her sizzling screen appearance made her a well-known name in the Southern film industry.
Her first Tamil movie Engal Anna (2004) turned out to be a huge success at the box office.
By this time, Namitha had managed to make a mark for herself in Tamil movies.

Aai (2004), Channakya (2005), Bambarakkannale (2005), Aanai (2005) and Thangapansamey (2006) are some of the hit Tamil films to her credit.
She also tried her luck in Bollywood with Love Ke Chakkar Mein in 2006 but it was a no show at the ticket window.
Namitha did her first Kannada movie Neelkantha in 2006, which managed to earn a good response.
In the year 2007, Namitha was seen in another hit Telugu movie Billa.
Namitha has starred in more than three dozen films and has become a heartthrob of many.
Her fans have also built a temple in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu in her honour.